What PLM actually is
This article is in progress. The intent is to give a grounded definition of PLM that doesn't lean on vendor brochures — one that holds up in a room with an ERP architect, a manufacturing engineer, and a quality lead.
Where it gets confused
The five misunderstandings live here once the draft is ready:
- PLM is "just a vault"
- PLM and ERP are interchangeable
- PLM ends at release-to-manufacturing
- PLM is an IT system
- PLM is the same thing across industries
Boundary with ERP and MES
The clean way to draw the line — coming soon.